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TIL the world’s first flying car, Terrafugia TF-X, takes only five hours to learn how to drive/fly, is expected to cost around $150,000, and does not require a pilot’s license to operate.

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BrQnD TIL that British explorer Sir Samuel White Baker owned a gun he named the "Baby," a 2 bore rifle so absurdly powerful that it was almost unusable. As the largest caliber ever built for a shoulder gun, it fired a half pound shell that would outclass even a .50 BMG in terms of sheer force.
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